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Henrique Rodrigues on 16 Apr 18Very interesting article about how smart buildings are reshaping the sustainability industry and also impacting our personal lives - for the good. Such smart buildings are not designed to simply cut costs and have less impact on the environment, they have much more functionality. Smart buildings now can assist on shutting the gas lines off that someone forgot, using alarm systems to alert resident of danger of an earthquake, and even to change some human emotions. Technology is being designed to improve neuroscience and how our brain functions on certain environments. Through visual access to natural light and vistas of the sky, trees and landscape; positive feelings have also been measured in response to curves over straight lines
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according to industry analysts IDC Energy Insights, worldwide companies spent US$5.5 billion on such buildings, new or retrofitted, in 2012. By 2017, that figure is projected to top US$18.1 billion, with other reports citing much higher estimates
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smart or intelligent buildings have yet to settle on one definition - it encompasses using technology to improve control and communications, and to maximise performance and efficiency
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